Abstract: A document management system is provided which makes it possible to easily obtain original electronic document data of a printed material from the printed material. The document management system is arranged such that a host computer, an image information processing apparatus, and a document management server which manages electronic document data are connected to each other on a network. In the image information processing apparatus, a reader section reads image information, a printer section outputs the read image information and print data output from the host computer, a document searching section searches the electronic document data within the document management server for original electronic document data corresponding to electronic document data within the read image information, and a controller notifies a search result.

Abstract: A document management system is provided which makes it possible to easily obtain original electronic document data of a printed material from the printed material. The document management system is arranged such that a host computer, an image information processing apparatus, and a document management server which manages electronic document data are connected to each other on a network. In the image information processing apparatus, a reader section reads image information, a printer section outputs the read image information and print data output from the host computer, a document searching section searches the electronic document data within. the document management server for original electronic document data corresponding to electronic document data within the read image information, and a controller notifies a search result.

Abstract: There is provided a print control method in which the user, in designating an interruption printing from the host computer, can change the sheet discharge method and the sheet discharge unit for a print job designated for interruption printing, so that the prints of the interruption print job are not mixed with the prints of other print jobs.

Abstract: A data processing system in which a host computer and a printer are connected via a bidirectional interface, for flexible deletion of registered data from the host computer side. In the system, data is registered with additional function into the printer by an emulation function, from the host computer. The registered data is deleted based on an emulation command instructing deletion of the data, from the host computer. At this time, the emulation command includes flexible deletion condition(s) considering the additional information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for outputting an image in which the image is divided into plural parts which are serially processed. Each part in turn is compressed in accordance with a first compression method, the same part is selectably recompressed by a second compression method in accordance with the compression results, the method by which the part was compressed is stored, the compressed part is expanded into a memory area that is common for all parts of the image in accordance with the stored compression method, and the expanded image is output.

Abstract: An output apparatus and method receives first information from an external source, generates second information based on the received first information, and outputs the generated second information. The apparatus includes a selector for discriminating the received first information by comparing a code included in the first information with codes provided in a number of analyzers and for selecting one of the number of analyzers suitable for the first information. The apparatus also includes a controller for skipping the received first information when the selector can select no suitable analyzer, when no data is input for a predetermined time to an input interface via which the first information was received, or until the input interface is switched.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of analyzers for analyzing externally input different printer languages, a bit map development memory shared by the plurality of analyzers, and a converting unit for converting the input printer language into a common printer language to cause the development memory to perform bit map development. An information processing apparatus includes the converting unit and an output interface for outputting the common printer language to the image processing apparatus having the bit map development memory.

Abstract: An output apparatus comprises a calculation unit for analyzing information received page by page while dividing the information into a plurality of areas to calculate bit map development time for each area, a discrimination unit for determining whether that area having the longest bit map development time calculated by the calculation unit can be developed into a bit map or not with a presecured minimum capacity of development memory, and a control unit for controlling the capacity of the secured development memory in accordance with that longest bit map development time.

Abstract: According to an image processing apparatus and a method therefor, external font data and a program for generating a font patten using the font data are input. The input program is executed to generate the font pattern using the input font data.

Abstract: According to an image processing apparatus and a method therefor, a discrimination program for discriminating whether a translation program for translating a printer language can translate an externally input printer language is input and stored. It is discriminated whether the translation program can translate the externally input printer language, using the stored discrimination program.

Abstract: An information outputting method and apparatus monitors a depressing state of a predetermined key. Depressing the predetermined key switches between ordinary display modes of a plurality of displays such as LEDs allocated to a predetermined state of information alarms and a special display mode. After completion of the switching instruction, either one of the information display processings allocated to the displays which are sequentially turned on is started in accordance with a depression instructing state of the key. The instruction information is input through a key input device of an operation panel of the apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention provides an output apparatus comprising plural analyzation units for analyzing data having different code systems, and a system for identifying which of the plural analysis units is best fitted for a given body of data.